squigsie Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 so how long u reckon this ship is going to stay on the show is it here for good or what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magestorm Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Well, the fact is that in the original BSG, the Pegasus was gone because Cain felt he had to strike back hard, and did everything in his power to force Adama's hand. But, in the new one, Cain is dead, and they seem to be using more conservative military strategy. Of course, when you aren't going to be able to have replacement cruisers, especially military ships, each and every one would be conserved. In other words, the battlestars right now would be used to cover the fleet as it jumped, then the battlestars would jump to safety. Or as in Scar, one Battlestar would protect the main fleet, while the other would remain behind with a mining operation, and gather desperately needed resources. Not on suicide attack runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sooner, hopefully, rather than later. The show is Battlestar Galactica. As sad as it is, Pegasus is more advanced and powerful than Galactica. The show isn't Battlestar Pegasus ;( Now I do expect them to make it go out in some kinda blaze of glory but at least it would be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magestorm Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 However, more advanced does not mean better. Remember that the Galactica has computer systems that are not networked, making it a lot less likely that the Cylons will hit the Galactica with a virus. Remember, it took networking the Galactica's computer for the Cylons to be able to introduce a virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eonfreon Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Why do most people wish that the Pegasus would be destroyed? It's called Battlestar Galactica because she's the one who basically saved the remaining humans. The Pegasus was only about destruction and striking back at the Cylons. Galactica was about preserving the remaining humans. And the Galactica is the "leader" of the "fleet" (such as it is) because Adama is the highest ranking officer in the remaining forces and commands the Glactica. The Pegasus being there doesn't take away from Galactica's achievements. Let's not forget that these 49,000 + people are it for the human race, at least as far as the colonies are concerned. Earth is may or may not exist. I for one am glad the Pegasus is there to help out. As was previously mentioned, the two Battlestars complement each other, especially now that they are both commanded by Adamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybrick Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I hope that it stays around for a while. In the original series it was left open ended whether Pegasus was destroyed or not. I think it likely Lloyd Bridges as Cain would have appeared again at some point, but we'll never know now. I think the tension/competition between the two crews of the Battlestars is a plot point that will serve the series well for quite some time. I think it would be foolish for the writers to sacrifice good stories just to preserve the sanctity of the title. As I said in another post, is Stargate SG-1 any less Stargate SG-1 because of the existence of other SG teams? Who knows, maybe Pegasus will go it's own way in time and we'll have a spinoff series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Why do most people wish that the Pegasus would be destroyed? It's called Battlestar Galactica because she's the one who basically saved the remaining humans. The Pegasus was only about destruction and striking back at the Cylons. Galactica was about preserving the remaining humans. And the Galactica is the "leader" of the "fleet" (such as it is) because Adama is the highest ranking officer in the remaining forces and commands the Glactica. The Pegasus being there doesn't take away from Galactica's achievements. Let's not forget that these 49,000 + people are it for the human race, at least as far as the colonies are concerned. Earth is may or may not exist. I for one am glad the Pegasus is there to help out. As was previously mentioned, the two Battlestars complement each other, especially now that they are both commanded by Adamas. Yes, the Pegasus being there does take away from everything. Apollo despite the debate on his quick rank rises, is the Commander of the Pegasus. Hell Starbuck was CAG of it for a while. (Still is maybe? I can't keep track people keep jumping back and forth). Their Vipers are more manueverable, quicker, etc And yes having networked systems in the ship and the fighters might leave them open to the Cylon virus and such. But if you read some old threads debating this, I've always asked "Why did Pegasus Mark VII Viper's make it through the fights without being disabled by the Cylons like in the Mini series?". And the general concensus is either they were upgraded or pose no weakness to the Cylon virus. So if they aren't nesscarily vulnerable to the Cylon virus, what good are the slow, less powerful fighters or ship for that matter? In Scar we see one ship escorting the fleet, one ship doing the grunt work. How long until those roles are reversed? How long until Pegasus is charged with protecting the Fleet while Galactica goes to, salvage water from an ice planet or find food? When will the real menial tasks come into Galactica's charge?.. The show is about Galactica. Personally, I don't watch it for Pegasus. I don't like the Pegasus. If you want the show to keep its appeal it must be an uphill battle. Small balances ok thats fine. But giving them an entirely new Battlestar, with crew, all of which is more advanced then the Galactica well thats kind of tipping the scales. We shouldn't be taking down Basestars left and right. Yes Basestars have done damage to both ships and cost us fighters, but both Battlestars are still standing and we've begun building new fighters (with plenty of ammo and fuel). How many Basestars have those two ships that are still standing tall, taken down between the two of them?... Either the Cylons need to hit them up with something big, a new weapon, new model of Cylons, bigger more powerful ships, something. OR, Pegasus needs to be destroyed to tip the scales back into the favor of the Cylons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remedyu Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Or change the name of the series to BSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Or change the name of the series to BSP. blasphemy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remedyu Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 To be honest, I haven't seen any episode with pegasus in it yet. I stopped at episode 10 of Season 2 and haven't had the chance to continue with the rest. It wasn't that important though. I'm more excited at getting more episodes of "My Name Is Earl" Now that's an awesome show. Anyone like that show? Just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Well Jason Lee is the man, dude is hilarious. Though I think he should stick to the Kevin Smith formula; small doses. his new show looks funny but deep down i know after a season, or two, he'll get boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remedyu Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Well, so far I'm still glued to the monitor everytime I get a new episode :P Hilarious as hell. As long as they keep coming up with hilarious antics, I ain't goin nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybrick Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 The show is about Galactica. Personally' date=' I don't watch it for Pegasus. I don't like the Pegasus. If you want the show to keep its appeal it must be an uphill battle. [/quote'] On the one hand, you want the show to be an uphill battle, and on the other hand you don't want the Galactica to have any competition. You don't think it would make interesting viewing to force Galactica to prove it's worthiness to lead the fleet? Yes, it's the weaker of the two, but if the Pegasus was the inferior one, how exciting would that be? It wouldn't be. It'd be boring. It would be a real easy cop-out for them to write the Pegasus out of the story by simply blowing it up. That would be a real shame because instead of having one enemy in the Cylons, they have a potential second rival in Pegasus. That sounds like an uphill battle to me. As far as Pegasus surviving the destruction of the colonies, wasn't it away in deep space at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordQ Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 it is my (probably false) prediction that the pegasus will play a role in the next episode :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remedyu Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Well, let's just hope for a quick death for BSP. I never really liked it. Too much emphasis on BSP now and we need to get rid of it. Probably a season finale, watch for it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Agreed, BSP has taken the stage over Galactica ever since 2x10 and it needs to end, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybrick Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Agreed' date=' BSP has taken the stage over Galactica ever since 2x10 and it needs to end, now.[/quote'] Hardly. With the exception of the three part continuing story Pegasus/Resurrection Ship (2x10-12), Pegasus has only been featured once (2x17: The Captain's Hand). In all the other stories the Pegasus has received merely a brief mention or has been entirely dismissed from the proceedings. Pegasus is here. Get used to it. It's pretty obvious that the writers aren't intending for us to bond with the Pegasus, anyways. If they were trying to replace the Galactica, they would have made the crew far more likeable than they did. You don't like Pegasus? Good. You're not supposed to! You can breathe now. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Wait... weren't they flying from Pegasus in 2x15 Scar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybrick Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Wait... weren't they flying from Pegasus in 2x15 Scar? I believe in that episode, Pegasus was off protecting the fleet while Galactica was protecting the mining operation that was the central focus of the action. Pegasus had a brief mention, but otherwise was out of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I wasn't sure which way around it was and let's be honest - the 30-60 seconds it would have taken to establish it... too much effort for an internet forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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